Invention or Discovery Discovering the vaccine for polio Technology Applied science Using the iPhone How do you make an observation Use your 5 senses seeing hearing feeling tasting and smelling ID: 736087
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What is Science?
Science is the orderly method to solve problems and investigate the world. “Invention or Discovery”Discovering the vaccine for polioSlide2
Technology
Applied scienceUsing the iPhoneSlide3
How do you make an observation?
Use your 5 senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling)Take measurements, make pictures, charts, tables & graphs of information collected. Slide4
What is an inference?
A conclusion based on known information or observations.You see a picture of people standing in winter conditions. You infer that the people in the picture are cold. Your friend enters the room with an umbrella and water on his raincoat. You assume or infer it is raining outside.
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Theory
A solution to a problem that has been tested 1000’s of times and always found to work. Example: Big Bang TheorySlide6
Law
A rule in nature
Example: Ice always melts when heated
**Either can change if proven wrong by new observations or new technologySlide7
Models
A representation of an object or system (objects or ideas can be models)Example: Model plane, globe, model of an atomSlide8
Is this science or technology?
Invention of the wheelScienceUsing the wheel on a car
TechnologySlide9
Is this science or technology?
Discovering a vaccine for the swine flu virusScienceApplying the vaccine for the swine flu on people at the doctors
TechnologySlide10
Is this observations or an inference?
The plant grew 5 mmObservations (measurement) It is cloudy, it is going to rain
inferenceSlide11
Is this observations or an inference?
The rotting meat smellsObservations (senses)She drives an expensive car, she must be rich
inferenceSlide12
Is this theory or law?
Gravity pulls every object down at a rate of 9.8 meters/second2 close to the earth’s surface.theoryWhen you drop a pen it falls to the floor.
law
Put it to the Test